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Bf has a passion for acting but has been stuck in survival loop. by AdministrativeWash49 • last post Mar 9th
Hi guys, I was wondering if someone can provide any insight. My bf is 31 years old and loves acting . He has done some plays in the past while in college and screen plays but for the last couple of years he has been playing survival catch up. He didn’t finish college due to being chronically ill (has UC), financial aid issues, and had the sentiment that he is going to be an actor anyway, so he doesn’t need to finish. We currently. live together and he has been doing various jobs just to survive such as leasing agent and Uber but he lost his leasing job and ubereats has good days and bad days. His car is currently breaking down and doesn’t have money to get a new one. We live in NYC and everything is expensive. I personally can’t not fund his life and because I’m a social worker/therapist and already don’t make enough for myself and then someone else. It seems right now, he’s just trying to survive health wise and financially that he doesn’t have the space to dedicate to acting such as acting classes, head shots, good diet (which all takes money ) I have suggested him possibly going back to school and finishing his BFA degree and minoring in CS. I felt it will provide him the opportunity to practice his acting and network with people more which, can give him some opportunities and then CS he can possibly do when he graduates to support himself and work on his health and also fund his acting. I also believe CS job that is remote that provides work/life balance can help. I’m honestly, not sure what to do or what to suggest. He has stated , currently he would like him to do more jobs that are in the realm of acting and theatre like production assistant. So, he can pay his bills and also be apart of what he loves.
how to stop letting your breath go after every sentence? by DJAnym • last post Mar 9th
so, I'm not quite a voice actor, but I did just get started doing youtube let's plays and something I noticed is how I just "puff" out any breath I have after finishing a sentence or certain words. so for instance instead of hearing me say "can", it'd be "can-\*breath\*ahhh", or "this won't happen" becomes "this won't happen-\*breath\*ehhh". what is the best way to force quit doing this outside of "just don't do it lol"?
1 Week Turnaround For Off-Book. An Advice? by Lollydusty • last post Mar 9th
Got cast as an understudy and I have 1 week to memorize the whole script. I haven’t seen any rehearsals of the principal actor yet. Any tips on how to do this efficiently?
NYFA vs Gaeity School of Acting Dublin for an aspiring actor by Any-Kaleidoscope7214 • last post Mar 8th
Hi folks, I'm an aspiring actor and I just got accepted into NYFA for their 1 year conservatory acting program. At the same time, I've also applied to the Gaeity School of Acting, Dublin, which is a 2 year comprehensive actor training program. Which of these is a better choice?
MFA Auditions 3rd Time Around? HELP by RichCrow2006 • last post Mar 8th
Hey y’all - this message might be a bit long, but I’m in need of some advice here. So this will be my 3rd year auditioning for most schools I already applied to. I’ll also potentially add new schools to my list (if I decide to audition for a 3rd year) Every year I usually get a few callbacks from 2-3 schools I apply to, but I never make it to Callback Weekend/ Acceptance Offers. Though I’m incredibly grateful for the great experiences and people I’ve met on this journey, I must honestly say that I’m also a bit frustrated and confused on what to do. I don’t have a BFA. I graduated with my Bachelor of Science degree in 2017 - I’m 27 currently. Though most schools suggest you don’t need a “BFA” it seems like most of the students who are accepted DO have BFA’s. I’m concerned that it’s my lack of a BFA or training that’s holding me back. I’ve done a summer intensive, I’m currently in an acting fellowship program. I also hired an MFA acting coach this year and I also have 4-5 years of experience/ maybe about 8-10 credits on my resume (Short Film + Plays + Staged Readings) I’m wondering if I should first enroll into a 1 or 2 years conservatory program in NYC (I live in NYC) or just take a ton of acting classes with acting coaches and/or studios to help build my foundation/skills and maybe try MFA Auditions again for a 3rd go round? If conservatories should be the route next, any recommendations? Bonus Question: I applied to Yale 3 times - I know they discourage applying again after 3, but they never said it’s unacceptable
Do you believe that an actor is responsible for bad acting or the director? by Busy_Imagination • last post Mar 8th
I keep thinking of Elizabeth Berkeley in Showgirls how that movie ruined her career for a long time because critics and audiences hated her acting. But in her defense, she was only listening to what the director was telling her to do. His career wasn't ruined from Showgirls. So, shouldn't the director be responsible for bad acting if they are the ones who are supposed to make sure the final cuts that stay in the film are the right picks for the final product of the movie?
question about actor referral by lapedit • last post Mar 8th
Hi guys, I am trying to refer a friend of mine to the agency that I have been freelancing with for the last few years. Is there a good way to do this? I'm specifically going to be sending an email with his credits and saying that he will reach out. Thanks
Help me pls by ISimpForFnaf • last post Mar 8th
I’m trying to get voice actors for a project yet I don’t know where to find them. Help would be nice. Thank you!
You don't have to wait on ANYONE to get work. by kiravioletxo • last post Mar 8th
Hi lovely people. I scroll through this sub and read all of your wonderful stories, but something in particular has come to my attention: a lot of us actors weren't really taught about how much power WE hold in our own careers. I read people's fears about not being tall enough for a part. I read questions about what people should say to agents, how they should approach interactions, and I want to bring something into light: **Each and every one of you have everything you need to create a project yourself, without needing to impress ANYONE in the process.** [I wrote a blog post about this week or so ago](https://thenoiseroomstudio.com/blog/home-studio-design-ideas-three-keys-creating-one-that-works), that with the help of making a space in your house to help you create, you can truthfully start working on your own projects and worry less about what "big producers" think of you and more about what YOU truly want in your career. I just want to remind everyone in here that there's a bigger purpose to what you're doing. Don't let these "big decision-makers" cloud your vision of how capable you are of getting what you want, with or without them liking you. ;)
Since COVID, I have no idea how to gauge my progress by Theurbanalchemist • last post Mar 8th
This is so frustrating. In 2020, I had a pin, check avail, and what seemed to be an offer. 2021 and onwards, I’ve gotten requests for tapes but have not heard any feedback. And these are places where I’m a resident local and with CDs I’ve read for before. This question was actually asked on the Audrey Helps Actors newest episode, but the answer still didn’t make it any palpable. I miss in person auditions!!
I booked a sag ultra low budget that was supposed to pay me $200 and I never got paid. by Iceycat1234 • last post Mar 8th
https://imgur.com/a/YjHuAoK As per the backstage post I was supposed to get paid but I never received payment or signed anything. I was a day player role but I was only needed on set for maybe 4 hours. This is my first time so I’m unsure if I’m even supposed to be paid. For clarification, I’m an actor and was hired to be a day player. I did have a couple of lines for my character as well.
Useful Podcast by dannyjbarton • last post Mar 8th
Hi everyone, I’m new to Reddit and just found this feed. Not sure if it’s appropriate to share but I saw some of the posts and thought it could be useful. I host a podcast which is basically about the journey to making it as an actor. This podcast isn’t about interviewing people who have made it and are A lost celebs like so many podcasts but about giving useful tips and hearing stories from people about the struggle, how they deal with the depression etc. If this promo isn’t allowed please feel free to delete but it’s something I’m proud of and thought it may be useful to some. Thanks. [Actors Making It](https://www.actorsmakingit.com/episodes)
Petition to clothe actors in warm attire in tv/movies with cold sets by iridescentrae • last post Mar 8th
From nickiswift.com: In Cycle 7 [of America’s Next Top Model], the models were pushed to the limit in a photoshoot that was completely unnecessary and dangerous. In a shoot directed by Tyra Banks, the models were placed in a freezing pool while they attempted to pose. In the episode, viewers could see the models shake from the freezing temperature and frequently complain about it. The photographer and Banks dismissed the claims by telling them "cold is in your mind," and "this is real modeling." After countless shots, one model, CariDee English, finally asked to leave the pool as she began to convulse. She was immediately told that it was her fault for not speaking up earlier about being in pain. Other contestants accused her of being dramatic and needing attention. This episode is just another example of the contestants being pushed to their limit and then being chastised for not being able to handle it. Petition: https://chng.it/F8JrHDbKvM
Is there a word/name for this? by TheLadyOfTheWorlds • last post Mar 8th
Hi, I wasn’t sure if this was the right place to post this question but I’ve noticed a couple of my favorite voice actors have a similar way of sounding out certain words and wondered if there was a name for it. It kind of sounds almost like a little puff or huff of air at the end of certain words - like a breathless laugh in a way? [Here’s what I’m talking about](https://youtu.be/nVtUTRnlDBE), you hear it at around 0:32 when he says “popular” and again at 0:42 when he says “maybe”. I notice it a LOT with Brian Bloom in particular and also Jennifer Hale when she voices female Shepard. I just wondered if there’s a reason behind it, if it’s a forced thing or just simply how their voices work when doing particular characters - I thought it was a form of devoicing?
Meeting with a producer by innalandan • last post Mar 8th
Good evening all. I’ve got a meeting with an award winning producer next week, it isn’t to talk about acting as such. I want to understand how the world of producing works so I messaged him and he wants to go for a coffee, so I’m guessing it’ll be a casual chit chat? What would be good questions to ask a producer from an up and coming actress? Help! I want to be prepared :)
Haven’t gotten an audition from my agent in 4 months by Imjusthere_sup • last post Mar 8th
So I started this convo in another Reddit post on here, but I decided to just make my own post asking because I realized I really don’t know what to do and it’s been on my mind for a while So I signed with this agency about 4/5 months ago, and I haven’t heard from him or gotten any auditions from him since I signed with him. I got a role for myself in December, and when I emailed him letting him know the good news, he never responded which made me feel like he’s probably too busy for me to keep sending him emails whenever I get a new role. Now, I want to emphasize I don’t blame my agent AT ALL for me not getting auditions, I believe he’s submitting me and working hard for me because he wants to make money off of my success too. And I know he thinks I’m talented because he wouldn’t have signed me if he didn’t see something in me. I just feel like it has to be something about my package, whether it’s my demo reel or my pictures that’s causing me to not get auditions through him. I just don’t know what it is and I don’t want him to think I’m nagging him by emailing him and asking. My fear really is just to come off as that annoying client ya know. I have done the things hes told me to when he signed me, like continue acting classes and CD workshops. The contract I also signed with them is that if I haven’t gotten any work from them in 4 months they can decide to drop me, which he hasn’t done yet so I feel like that’s a sign I guess my real question here is, I know he has a lot of other clients and is very busy, but do you think it’s okay if I do email him just like an update email once a month or every few months saying what acting classes I’m doing and what films I’m in? Do you also think it’s okay to ask him what I can change about my package? Cause he did send this group message out on ecocast on actors access saying how if we aren’t getting auditions we should probably change our pictures or re watch our demo reel, but I did that and nothing changed so I just need advice from him, someone who knows the industry well, to know exactly what I should change for me specifically. Because if it is my demo reel or headshots then I don’t wanna pay for new ones just to make the same mistakes I made in the past just to not get auditions again from them. Sorry this is long lmao this has been building up for 4 months
Acting studies, yeah. But 4 years? What about 8??? by June-as-in-july • last post Mar 7th
23NB, I'm doing acting studies in France and I start to put my life in question a bit. I don't know how it is for you, but here in France we have a really specific system for acting and art studies. I'm in a "conservatoire", that provide free art studies at a great level, after an heavy selection among candidates. Took me 3 years to get into the one of my native city, did 3 years there, around 15h/week of showing scenes, rehearsing plays, getting feedback from teachers, and working on it alone or with my classmates the rest of the time. There I did my "cycles", and my goal was to get into a professional class, with 25-35h/week of classes and lots of masterclass with professionals. And it's done, after an other heavy audition, I got into a professional class in a different city, I'm there since last October. BUT, I learned when I came, that this isn't the end of the path. All my classmates are trying these "national schools of theater", there's 13 of them in France. Usually, they do one audition every 3 years, with 700 to 7500 candidates each time for 10 spots. This year, I'm trying 3 of them. If you get in, it's another 3 years of study. For now, I did one of these big audition, and it was super depressing. You rehearse your scenes for 2 month, pay 150 euros for audition fee and train ticket, to be exactly 5 minutes in front of the jury and leave. You have no reviews or feedback, 30 lucky ones are taken for the second round of the auditions, the rest of us just need to try again. While I'm doing that, I'm wondering. There's plenty of people my age that are already successful actors in cinema. For public theater here in France, they only take these peoples that get out of these national acting schools, tailored to fit the criteria of this or this public theater. The studies are great, in a way, all the masterclass are really useful, and I know how lucky I am to be where I am already. But the rest of the time, we don't really work on plays, only these 3 minutes scenes, over and over again, for the contests. I'm wondering if I'm losing my time, losing my youth, losing my need for art and creativity, by solely focusing on these studies that are maybe taking me nowhere, because most people don't get into these national schools. I think I would love to have some insight from outside this box, does this seem dumb to you? Am I on a good path, or am I just losing time in a small box? I sometimes think that at this point, I would learn more by moving to Paris and starting working right now. But also, you can't try these national schools after 25 years old, so I guess I might regret it if I leave. How your studies were? How long they were? Now, looking back at it, do you think it really made you what you became, or you learned more by just working? Thank you for giving a bit of guidance to a confused young actor.
Acting advice for beginners by PotentialMammoth9923 • last post Mar 7th
Hi. I’m a 19 y/o actor and I’m just starting out with this. I have no experience besides some extra work and my undergraduate degree I’m currently doing. Is there any advice anyone can give me with starting out?